Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM vs. Paychex Flex

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, or Oracle Taleo, is a cloud HCM solution with Talent Management solutions. Its talent management solution includes Recruiting, Onboarding, Learning, Career Development, Opportunity Marketplace, Performance Management, Compensation, Succession Planning, etc.
$4
Per Employee Per Month
Paychex Flex
Score 6.7 out of 10
N/A
Paychex Flex, of Paychex' Online Payroll Services, is a cloud-based human resource management and payroll platform. Paychex offers core and specialized services, and scales to meet the needs of small businesses, SMBs, and large enterprises.
$59
per month/+$4 per employee
Pricing
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCMPaychex Flex
Editions & Modules
Help Desk
$4.00
Per Employee Per Month
Talent Management
$10.00
Per Employee Per Month
Global HR
$15.00
Per Employee Per Month
Paychex Go
$59
per month/+$4 per employee
Paychex Flex Service
Contact sales team
Paychex Flex Enterprise
Contact sales team
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCMPaychex Flex
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredRequired
Additional DetailsContact Oracle HCM for detailed pricing information at +1.800.392.2999
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Community Pulse
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCMPaychex Flex
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCMPaychex Flex
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
8.6
177 Ratings
9% above category average
Paychex Flex
6.7
247 Ratings
16% below category average
Employee demographic data8.5166 Ratings8.0197 Ratings
Employment history9.0175 Ratings8.0220 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.6168 Ratings6.8155 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.9158 Ratings7.4154 Ratings
Organizational charting8.4160 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Organization and location management8.8165 Ratings7.9138 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.3125 Ratings7.5132 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
8.6
120 Ratings
7% above category average
Paychex Flex
8.5
288 Ratings
6% above category average
Pay calculation9.1107 Ratings9.0271 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.595 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.333 Ratings9.1136 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.6109 Ratings7.3156 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.9101 Ratings9.3270 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.9110 Ratings8.5193 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.292 Ratings7.9105 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
8.8
123 Ratings
9% above category average
Paychex Flex
7.0
144 Ratings
14% below category average
Approval workflow8.8119 Ratings6.3102 Ratings
Balance details8.9123 Ratings7.5136 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.7115 Ratings7.3110 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
8.7
157 Ratings
7% above category average
Paychex Flex
8.5
249 Ratings
5% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.5136 Ratings8.6228 Ratings
Update personal information8.8156 Ratings9.0239 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.3116 Ratings7.7111 Ratings
Employee recognition9.0108 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.9153 Ratings8.7168 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
8.6
71 Ratings
11% above category average
Paychex Flex
7.8
40 Ratings
1% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.671 Ratings7.840 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
8.6
158 Ratings
12% above category average
Paychex Flex
6.1
164 Ratings
22% below category average
Report builder9.0156 Ratings5.8134 Ratings
Pre-built reports8.8153 Ratings6.9154 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data8.1142 Ratings5.783 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
8.8
126 Ratings
9% above category average
Paychex Flex
8.0
158 Ratings
0% below category average
New hire portal8.8123 Ratings8.1151 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.6120 Ratings7.9100 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
8.1
126 Ratings
1% below category average
Paychex Flex
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting8.5120 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.4122 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.3112 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.5125 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
8.5
139 Ratings
7% above category average
Paychex Flex
-
Ratings
Performance plans8.4137 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.5122 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking8.3132 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.3124 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.3121 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
8.4
110 Ratings
6% above category average
Paychex Flex
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools8.3100 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.5102 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search8.6106 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development8.4104 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
8.2
127 Ratings
6% above category average
Paychex Flex
8.5
59 Ratings
9% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.2122 Ratings9.632 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.2120 Ratings9.730 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.2113 Ratings6.923 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.6115 Ratings6.830 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.4119 Ratings6.928 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.9119 Ratings9.633 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.7122 Ratings9.753 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCMPaychex Flex
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(220 ratings)
7.7
(298 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(31 ratings)
8.9
(42 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(6 ratings)
8.0
(240 ratings)
Availability
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.3
(10 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(6 ratings)
9.1
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
4.1
(6 ratings)
7.8
(245 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Online Training
8.8
(4 ratings)
7.0
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.0
(4 ratings)
9.4
(11 ratings)
Configurability
5.0
(1 ratings)
7.6
(8 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.0
(6 ratings)
9.3
(10 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(31 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(32 ratings)
User Testimonials
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCMPaychex Flex
Likelihood to Recommend
Oracle
Oracle HCM is very much helpful and well suited in the recruitment and placement process and HR data. It makes it easier for HR in [organizations] to keep track of who is in and out of the [organization]. Improvement can be made by allowing employees to record their own data and update it as and when necessary without having to go through HR first.
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Paychex, Inc.
In my experience, Paychex Flex is well suited for small to medium sized businesses. It has been helpful in streamlining the onboarding process and it is easy to update and maintain employee profiles and records. It has worked will in a non-profit environment where there is clergy pay and housing, which can get quite complicated. I cannot think of a scenario where it would be less appropriate.
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Pros
Oracle
  • A very beneficial tool to keep a record of the performance of all the employees and it can look for the capabilities of the employees.
  • Payroll problems are being solved easily with Oracle HCM Cloud.
  • Capable of holding all the recruitment processes easily and efficiently.
  • Price ranges are also affordable.
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Paychex, Inc.
  • I like I can enter payroll and if I need to leave the program, I can resume at a later time and my information is saved.
  • I like the analytics & reports features.
  • I like how all my employees have easy access to their portal.
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Cons
Oracle
  • Government entities share data readily on applicants and HCM doesn't make it easy to have applications transferred between organizations. If applicants could apply once and send that application to multiple entities that would really make it more appealing to clients. This is a niche that is currently filled with NEOGOV, however Oracle's analytics are far superior to those in NEOGOV
  • There are no customizations allowed so clients need to work within the configuration standards or create a bolt on. Many times your greatest asset is also one of your biggest weaknesses.
  • Oracle is a large company and sometimes it can be hard to navigate the support matrix that they have set up. They also have tiers of support so you can pay more to get more, which isn't optimal from a customer point of view.
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Paychex, Inc.
  • Reporting writing is difficult to figure out
  • Employee turnover inside Paychex was a problem, until we were assigned to Neil Williams - since that time it has settled down
  • Pressure to convert personal connection with payroll advisor to using automated service
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Likelihood to Renew
Oracle
Taleo does what we need it to do and based on the costs from both a time and money perspective, I don't see us changing anytime soon. If anything I think we will look to leverage the capabilities available that we may not already be using.
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Paychex, Inc.
Overall I like the features that Paychex Flex offers. I am sure that there are other features that I am unaware of, so I am excited to see if there is more that Flex is capable of to make my job easier. The basic features are really user friendly and easy to access. If there ever is an issue customer service is great
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Usability
Oracle
After the initial training's, it was quite intuitive to use the application. The application is based upon best practices and the overall flows are quite logical. The train stop approach also ensures that users understand where they are in the process cycle. Also, the number of clicks have been greatly rationalized to ensure that there is more streamlined experience.
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Paychex, Inc.
Some things could be streamlined. For example, we could do custom options for the "add items" tab which has so many options that we never use. "Medical Pay" could be something that the system remembers for the applicable employees. Salaried employees' salaries should definitely be auto-filled. Overall the system works well but I think it could be improved to be easier to use and read.
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Reliability and Availability
Oracle
It works well. However we recently discovered that it no longer is supported on Internet Explorer so we had to change the default browser for everyone in our organization to MS Edge.
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Paychex, Inc.
We have not experienced any difficulties with unplanned outages. Notifications are always made for outages, and they do not effect normal business operations.
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Performance
Oracle
Works well.
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Paychex, Inc.
Unless there is lag time within the internet, the Paychex Flex website loads exceptional fast, pages load quickly and reports that I need to print or download load quickly. If I need to create a specialized report, once I complete it I receive an e-mail telling me my report is ready to be downloaded. Changing between web pages is fast as well.
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Support Rating
Oracle
The rating is based upon our current level of support. The overall experience has vastly changed since we moved into product paid support. 'Also, with Oracle going with the model of quarterly patches, it makes sense to have the product company provide support to the overall application thereby eliminating the problems of bugs.
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Paychex, Inc.
Our dedicated representative is one of the main reasons we are sticking with Paychex Flex. If it were not for this person, other platforms could provide the same/similar functionality. It is the ability to speak with someone that understands our business and is willing to get questions answered in a timely fashion that keeps us with Paychex Flex.
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In-Person Training
Oracle
No answers on this topic
Paychex, Inc.
We did online training only
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Online Training
Oracle
Great online tools and help, and printed out guidelines.
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Paychex, Inc.
It was easy to understand and follow along. I do like the informational videos that we can utilize before we opt to call in for customer service support. It has made a difference since sometimes that resolves the issue I may have had and saved myself a phone call to Paychex support.
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Implementation Rating
Oracle
There is a lot of potential on Fusion. We have reaped about 10% of potential benefits. Especially on Workforce Intelligence, the opportunities are huge. The reason why we do not use the solution at its full potential is not in the product (which is simple and transparent). A roadmap is under construction to bring more of its potential to the end user.
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Paychex, Inc.
Implementation was very smooth. The most cumbersome task was entering the current employees into the system during initial set up, but Paychex staff handled most of that and verified against prior system reports as well as internal reports provided to ensure 100% accuracy.
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Alternatives Considered
Oracle
Firstly, create a template for the data of human resources to be filled by the client with help from us, then We transformed the paperwork, excel, word sheets, did data cleansing and refined the data, and matched data with the correct fields inside the template and imported the data to oracle cloud hcm by using human capital management data loader
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Paychex, Inc.
We still use QB Desktop Pro to maintain a Check Register / Overall Balance for the company, but once having tried QB Payroll Online for about 3 months prior to finding Paychex Flex I can tell you that there's just no comparison. QB online is VERY EXPENSIVE and not so user-friendly. I hated every minute of those 6 payrolls we ran through QB online.
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Scalability
Oracle
Taleo (owned now by Oracle) continues to be an incredibly powerful product and it's scalability is among the most robust of any ATS in use today.
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Paychex, Inc.
Employees can log in at home and get up to date information on their FSA balance and any medical bill reimbursements they may have uploaded. At renewal time they have the ability to make changes to their FSA or for new employees star the enrollment.
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Return on Investment
Oracle
  • We were not good at tracking any numbers around recruiting so now this last year we have been able to set the benchmark that we now can work toward improving.
  • At any given time, we could not say how many open positions we had. Now we are able to keep track of that.
  • We do a much better job with communicating with candidates now, especially the ones not selected. This will help us maintain a better reputation and attract the candidates back for other jobs they may be a better fit for in the future.
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Paychex, Inc.
  • I do not believe we have saved anything additionally. The time we've had to spend to get things to hopefully work is sad. This is the reason we've had to turn off all extra "products" of Paychex Flex. Time and Attendance is horrible. Benefits management is horrible. The user experience is horrible.
  • One thing I do not understand is why are updates for states, cities, counties, school districts, etc. not automatically updated? Should we not get a big red flag if we have an employee living/working, being paid in CA, but they aren't set up for CA sick time? If it is required to be on the paycheck stub to show the balance of the sick time, why would we not be notified that we are out of compliance?
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